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Posted in thread: 1st Brew. Taste Question on 09-08-2015 at 10:53 PMWhy does it seem like everyone these days are so impatient to drink their kegged beer? It's no
different than bottles, the beer will still be rather green those first couple weeks.

Posted in thread: Well it happened.... on 09-07-2015 at 12:35 PMYou can use basically any kind of plastic bucket for bottling, as long as it is food-safe.
Check out places like the local bakery- they use 5 gallon buckets for things like frosting all
the time and j...

Posted in thread: Leaking Fermenter Tap on 09-07-2015 at 11:43 AMLots of people don't like the spigot on the fermentation buckets, but I live and die by them.
As long as you have a tight seal, there's not much to worry about with leaks. They make it
extremely simpl...

Posted in thread: Bell's Brewery 6th Annual Homebrew competition on 09-06-2015 at 12:52 AMIt'd be fun to head out and pick up a batch of the wort, but no one I've asked from around here
in Detroit wants to go along. :(The first place prize is rather intriguing, though...

Posted in thread: Fermentation Temp in Apartment on 09-06-2015 at 12:30 AMWhat strain of yeast are you using? If you Google it, you'll find the preferred fermentation
temperature range for your yeast. 67-70 is good for about 95% of Ale yeast, though it is on the
higher side...

Posted in thread: Inspiration for your beers on 09-06-2015 at 12:09 AMI try to be witty, funny, or clever if possible: Porter? I hardly know her; Hefe-vixen; Extra
SMASHing Bitters

Posted in thread: What I did for beer today on 09-05-2015 at 11:21 PMBrewed my first porter. Only a couple minor mishaps, but came pretty close on numbers for my
first brew in 9 months!

Posted in thread: Swamp Cooler on 09-05-2015 at 10:14 PMIs it detrimental for it to get so cold? Below 50?I mean, I read that the yeast as a worst case
scenario would go to sleep. But when the temp goes up again it would be in your range.So I
guess followi...